Warren Sapp caught cursing 'Belichick angle' live on NFL Network

If you're sick of television networks playing up the same angle over and over again, Warren Sapp feels your pain. The Hall of Fame inductee and NFL Network analyst was unknowingly caught on a live microphone Tuesday cursing his channel's umpteenth discussion of Scott Pioli's affiliation with New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

Pioli, a new face at the network after his firing in Kansas City, was talking with Scott Hanson about how teams can stockpile draft picks through trades. That strategy was a cornerstone of Pioli and Belichick's pairing in New England.

When Pioli began answering the question, Sapp's off-camera voice was heard whispering complaints.

Every time something like this happens, I have the same reaction: I can't believe it doesn't happen more. Live microphones and idle chatter amongst expletive-happy athletes/sportswriters is a recipe for disaster. I'm sure television producers will say "always assume the microphone is live." I'd counter with "always make sure the audio technicians mute the microphone of someone off camera."

The NFL Network apologized for the incident on Wednesday. Host Chris Rose said:

"Before we give you the news of the day, we want to offer an apology. Last night during some live programming, we accidentally aired an expletive. It will not happen again. So our sincerest apology to Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots, the Patriots family, Robert Kraft and his entire family. A classy organization out there. Once again, it's not who we are, it's not what we do and it will not happen again."

I'm sure Belichick is sick of the Belichick angle too.

Also, The [expletive] Bill Belichick [expletive] Angle would be a great name for an experimental jazz band.